Number 10's deputy chief scientific adviser Professor Angela McLean reassured Britons that the outbreak was not 'out of control', pointing to the figures showing the deceleration of hospital admissions and cases and calling it 'good news'.
The numbers suggest the lockdown is working, with the drop in hospital admissions for the virus expected to lead to reduced death tolls in the next week or two.
However, today's record death toll is expected to be repeated or even surpassed in the coming days, as the peak of the virus hits Britain.
The number of Britons who have died in hospital after testing positive for the life-threatening illness is now 7,097 - more than double the tally of China, where the pandemic began in December.
Department of Health data shows the number of cases increased by 5,491 today, meaning at least 60,733 Britons have been infected since the outbreak began spreading between humans on UK soil in February.
But the huge jump is largely down to the Government yesterday testing around 3,000 more people than it usually does, swabbing almost 13,000 suspected patients for the killer virus compared to 9,740 the day before.
Today's surge in deaths saw Britain surpass Italy's deadliest day on March 27, when officials in Rome recorded 919 new fatalities among hospitalised patients. Spain recorded 950 deaths in hospital on April 2. But the numbers are dwarfed by the US, which is being hammered by the virus with more than 400,000 cases. It recorded 1,799 deaths yesterday....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
